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Newspaper
The Progress
Location
Shreveport, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 14, 1897
Page
15
The text outlines early Corinthian church issues on eating meat offered to idols. It discusses how knowledge can puff up yet love edifies, and how weak consciences must be guarded. It cites Paul’s lessons on liberty, conscience, and not causing others to stumble in social feasts linked to idols.
The text discusses conscience and social duty in dietary choices, arguing that believers should abstain from meat offered to idols to avoid causing a weaker brother to stumble. It cites biblical passages and supports temperance by placing neighborly sacrifice above personal liberty in wine and flesh. It notes the reforming principle of avoiding harm to others.
Cincinnati Enquirer reports that in Washington the house files contain hundreds of Lincoln Webster and Clay documents but signatures are cut from originals. Other important papers show similar mutilation, erasing evidence of signatures and authors.
Joseph Rheinhardt a 50 year old cook collapsed from the heat at a boarding house on First street and St. Clair avenue. After about 25 minutes with no heartbeat he was revived by physicians and taken to St Mary’s Hospital. He showed faint pulses and warm skin, was resuscitated, and began breathing again after arrival at the hospital. Friends note similar past incidents when his heart stopped briefly during illness.
The Post Office Department plans to revise Greater New York postal offices when the January 1 charter takes effect. It calls for substationing presidential and fourth class offices, creating a Brooklyn superintendent at about the Brooklyn postmaster’s pay, while keeping New York’s postmaster salary at $3,000. If Congress rejects the plan, Brooklyn’s superintendent would earn around $900.
William F Parkes, about eighty, was found unconscious on his own grave in St. Edwards Cemetery Girardville PA by grave digger Henry Murphy. He had one arm no legs and part of his left shoulder missing. He fainted while decorating his grave after night on weed pull. Parkes born near Detroit married four times all wives died.
Peter Cunningham, a farm worker at Shedakers near Burlington New Jersey, developed an insatiable appetite. Doctors examined him after his employers feared being eaten out of house and home. Dr Stowell reportedly pumped his stomach and removed 51 small frogs.
Directory lists Jordan Street and surrounding corners with pastor Rev. Fi M May and other church leaders. Details include service times on Sundays and Thursdays, Sunday school, prayer meetings, and youth leagues at multiple congregations in Fort Worth area.
The document lists fire alarm stations by district with street corners and cross streets. First District stations include numbers 12 to 28 at various intersections such as Commerce Travis Market Cadidents and Marshall Peninsits. Third District shows stations 31 82 Sprague and Western. 35 Peabody Williams. Fourth District lists 41 Lawrence Texas Avenue, 42 Murphy Texas, 43 Greenwood Jordan streets.
John E. Schilling, plumber and tinner, offers all types of work on short notice. Located on Louisiana Street between Milam and Crockett at Jobo Cook's old stand.
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